Archive · 4 Aug 2025
NASA Sends Ladakh Seeds to Space for Agriculture Research
NASA is sending seeds from Ladakh, India, including seabuckthorn and Himalayan buckwheat, to the International Space Station.
They want to see how these seeds grow in space, where there's very little gravity.
This experiment is part of a bigger project involving seeds from many countries.
The goal is to learn how to grow food in space for future missions.
The scientists will study how the seeds react to the unusual conditions before they sprout.
They are interested in things like how genes turn on and the steps the seeds take to start growing.
The seeds will stay on the space station for a week.
NASA sent seabuckthorn and Himalayan buckwheat seeds from Ladakh to the ISS.
The experiment, led by Jaguar Space, studies seed reactions in microgravity.
The research aims to advance space agriculture and global food security.
Seeds from 11 countries are involved in this experiment.
The seeds will stay in space for a week before returning.
- Who
- NASA and Jaguar Space are involved in the experiment.
- What
- NASA is conducting an experiment sending seabuckthorn and Himalayan buckwheat seeds to the ISS.
- When
- The seeds were sent on the Crew-11 Mission and will remain in space for a week.
- Where
- The experiment takes place on the International Space Station.
- Why
- To study how seeds react to microgravity and advance space agriculture.
- Seeds Used
- Seabuckthorn and Himalayan buckwheat
- Origin
- Ladakh, India
- Experiment Lead
- Jaguar Space
- Mission
- NASA Crew-11
- Purpose
- Space Agriculture Research
- Other Countries Involved
- Maldives, Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nigeria, Armenia, Egypt, Pakistan